John Currin (Art is funny)

For my final blog post, I wanted to talk about an artist that I found in my Discovery to find contemporary artists to expand my knowledge and widen my horizon on what is possible in the art world than the people working today. That's when I came across John Currin He's an American painter who I find extremely fascinating.

His artwork conveys all the intricate techniques of a master painter but has a fun whimsical element to it. The portraits he paints are beautifully done with light colors smooth brush strokes and amazing detail but they also have an unworldly funny element to them. I particularly like the two JFK's as little girls painting. It's things that are fun and different and weird but with all the same style and techniques as Leonardo da Vinci.

He draws a wide range of inspiration from multiple sources such as pin-up magazines paintings Renaissance Era artwork and much more and he ties it all together in a way that's something new he's manipulating distorting the human body and its proportions in a way to highlight Society standards on beauty and what it means to be human. He is similar to the last or I covered in my blog post Jenny Saville. I would argue her work is a little bit more abstract and painterly she's more heavy-handed with her brush strokes.

Paintings off and highlighted everyday life political issues societal issues such as beauty standards although his work mainly consists of female figures. 

Overall he's an artist that I've become fond of after exploring his background and I love looking at his art. It's so interesting it's so detailed it's beautiful whimsical and weird and I feel like it's everything art should be. 

A little note for the end thank you so much to anyone who read my blog throughout the time that I've had this class. It means the world to me and I hope you've enjoyed it.

The images found in this blog post are owned by John Currin and the galleries that show them.